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Board told Samaritan Behavioral Health contract could expand services; district to use student-wellness funds and return with contract for approval
Summary
Superintendent and staff described a proposed contract with Samaritan Behavioral Health that district leaders said would increase behavioral-health capacity, be partly reimbursed by Medicaid, and be paid in part from the district's student-wellness funds; the board will consider the contract at the next meeting.
At a May work session, Trotwood-Madison City Schools administrators briefed the board on a proposed contract with Samaritan Behavioral Health to provide therapists and related services in district schools.
The contract packet attached to the agenda includes a maximum total cost figure for contracted services and shows reimbursement flows: Medicaid billing is expected to cover part of the providers' charges and the district would fund the remainder. Administration said the contract's maximum total is roughly $634,000 (total provider cost) and that the district…
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